Each week of the National Football League season, I will hand out game balls for outstanding achievements. Tonight, seen as there was only one game, the Hall of Fame game between the Bills vs. Titans, they get first honors.
1- NFL- They get a game ball for the great job they have already done to mark the 50th anniversary of the American Football League.
2- Titans rookie punter A.J. Trapasso- That was the coolest fake punt I have ever seen!
3-Titans tight end Alge Crumpler- An afterthought pick-up by the Titans looked good in the passing game.
4- Bills cornerback Reggie Corner- Provided the lone Bills highlight with a 26 yard interception return for touchdown.
Here's what we learned:
* The Titans have not lost a beat from their 13-3 season last year.
* The Bills offensive line has a LOT of work to do in the next month.
* If the Bills are going to use the no huddle this year, they need to leave the #1 offense out for more than one series to get into a rhythm.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Top 10 Things I Want From The Buffalo Bills
10. T.O.'s touchdown celebrations to be better than his reality show.
9. Trent Edwards to start looking like Joe Montana.
8. Lee Evans to have a 1,500 yard season and a Pro Bowl appearance.
7. Dick Jauron to show some kind of emotion on the sideline...even a fist pump will do.
6. Aaron Maybin to eat up QB's like it is 25 cent cheeseburger night at Fuddruckers.
5. To only see Rian Lindell on the field to kick after touchdowns, not because they can't score touchdowns.
4. To beat New England 96-3 on opening night as Tom Brady throws 5 picks leading his wife to think Leodis is not that bad of a name for their baby.
3. Leodis McKelvin to channel his inner Deion Sanders high stepping to the endzone for his NFL high 6 KO returns for touchdowns.
2. Any record other than 7-9..please and thank you.
1. Relevant football in January!
9. Trent Edwards to start looking like Joe Montana.
8. Lee Evans to have a 1,500 yard season and a Pro Bowl appearance.
7. Dick Jauron to show some kind of emotion on the sideline...even a fist pump will do.
6. Aaron Maybin to eat up QB's like it is 25 cent cheeseburger night at Fuddruckers.
5. To only see Rian Lindell on the field to kick after touchdowns, not because they can't score touchdowns.
4. To beat New England 96-3 on opening night as Tom Brady throws 5 picks leading his wife to think Leodis is not that bad of a name for their baby.
3. Leodis McKelvin to channel his inner Deion Sanders high stepping to the endzone for his NFL high 6 KO returns for touchdowns.
2. Any record other than 7-9..please and thank you.
1. Relevant football in January!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
They are not who we thought they were
With the recent death of Steve McNair and the legal troubles of Michael Vick and Donte Stallworth, not to mention the steroids debacle in Major League Baseball, it got me thinking. Charles Barkley is always right!
Now, I bet you are guessing how the Chuck Wagon and these troubled superstars all tie in (other that his short stint in jail for drunk driving).
Back in the 1980's Barkley did a infamous Nike ad which he declared, "We are not role models". He and Nike took a heap of flack from just about everyone whether or not athletes are role models.
They aren't!
They are flawed human beings just like the rest of us. Just because they make a lot of money and are on TV all the time does not mean we need to tell our kids to emulate them because the one thing I can guarantee, they will let you down.
Let's not be surprised that many professional athletes have flawed personal lives for one reason or another. They do. They are human, just like us. So, please stop treating them as elitists and putting them on a pedestal.
Athletes are not role models. They are skilled craftsman. That's all.
We, as parents, should be the role models for our kids. If you wouldn't trust Vick to dog sit or for Stallworth to take your car to get detailed, don't let them be responsible for influencing your child.
Now, I bet you are guessing how the Chuck Wagon and these troubled superstars all tie in (other that his short stint in jail for drunk driving).
Back in the 1980's Barkley did a infamous Nike ad which he declared, "We are not role models". He and Nike took a heap of flack from just about everyone whether or not athletes are role models.
They aren't!
They are flawed human beings just like the rest of us. Just because they make a lot of money and are on TV all the time does not mean we need to tell our kids to emulate them because the one thing I can guarantee, they will let you down.
Let's not be surprised that many professional athletes have flawed personal lives for one reason or another. They do. They are human, just like us. So, please stop treating them as elitists and putting them on a pedestal.
Athletes are not role models. They are skilled craftsman. That's all.
We, as parents, should be the role models for our kids. If you wouldn't trust Vick to dog sit or for Stallworth to take your car to get detailed, don't let them be responsible for influencing your child.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Far West Regionals LIVE on TWCS
Time Warner Cable SportsNet will carry the boys Far West Regionals from St. John Fisher LIVE on Tuesday, starting at 3:30. We will stay on the air until the end of the final game.
Coverage starts at 3:30 p. m., Silver Creek v. Penn Yan.
At 5:30 p. m., Orchard Park v. Webster Thomas.
At 8 p. m., Hamburg v. Canandaigua.
Join Howard Simon, Mark Collins, Dave Miller and myself for all the action. In Buffalo on channel 72 (ch. 13 has the Yankees) and in Rochester on channel 26.
Coverage starts at 3:30 p. m., Silver Creek v. Penn Yan.
At 5:30 p. m., Orchard Park v. Webster Thomas.
At 8 p. m., Hamburg v. Canandaigua.
Join Howard Simon, Mark Collins, Dave Miller and myself for all the action. In Buffalo on channel 72 (ch. 13 has the Yankees) and in Rochester on channel 26.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Open Letter to Brett Favre
Dear Brett,
Please, for the love of god, leave us alone! Go away! Stop holding National Football League teams and fans hostage by your incessant need to be in the spotlight. It is time to hang it up!
I will be the first to admit, you WERE one of my all-time favorite players. You WERE must-see-TV. We couldn't get enough. Now, we've had it. Do you really think anyone is taking you seriously? Up until two years ago, everyone in America loved you. But, since then, you held a gun to our head all summer debating whether or not you should retire, un-retire, etc. (which by the way media folks, it only counts as retirement if you actually don't play. Saying you retire in March, but then show up to camp in July, when you played the final game of the previous season and play again in the first game of the next season, that is not coming out of retirement, most others call that an off-season...but I digress).
Let's be honest, the only reason the Jets wanted you was because my 4-year-old son is not as accurate throwing a spiral (but he will, colleges, watch out in 12 years!). I'm sure if Joe Namath was interested, they would have given him a tryout. Now, the Minnesota Vikings are just proving how pathetic they are at QB. They don't want you, they want the Brett Favre circa 1996, or even the Brett Favre of 2006. They already got turned down by Fran Tarkenton, Sean Salisbury, Randall Cunningham and Brad Johnson. I may be only half joking, I bet at least two of them got calls from the Vikes. All you are doing now is making yourself into a joke. Stop. Please! For your own good. You have already ruined what was once the legend of Brett Favre with last year's meltdown in the Meadowlands. Don't let us down again.
We know you can't give up the limelight, that's ok, we know it is not easy. We understand that, but as my good friend Kenny Rogers once sang, you got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and know when to run.
Brett, please walk away because your former fans are running the other way!
Sincerely,
Brendan McDaniels (and every other person in America without the last name of Favre)
Please, for the love of god, leave us alone! Go away! Stop holding National Football League teams and fans hostage by your incessant need to be in the spotlight. It is time to hang it up!
I will be the first to admit, you WERE one of my all-time favorite players. You WERE must-see-TV. We couldn't get enough. Now, we've had it. Do you really think anyone is taking you seriously? Up until two years ago, everyone in America loved you. But, since then, you held a gun to our head all summer debating whether or not you should retire, un-retire, etc. (which by the way media folks, it only counts as retirement if you actually don't play. Saying you retire in March, but then show up to camp in July, when you played the final game of the previous season and play again in the first game of the next season, that is not coming out of retirement, most others call that an off-season...but I digress).
Let's be honest, the only reason the Jets wanted you was because my 4-year-old son is not as accurate throwing a spiral (but he will, colleges, watch out in 12 years!). I'm sure if Joe Namath was interested, they would have given him a tryout. Now, the Minnesota Vikings are just proving how pathetic they are at QB. They don't want you, they want the Brett Favre circa 1996, or even the Brett Favre of 2006. They already got turned down by Fran Tarkenton, Sean Salisbury, Randall Cunningham and Brad Johnson. I may be only half joking, I bet at least two of them got calls from the Vikes. All you are doing now is making yourself into a joke. Stop. Please! For your own good. You have already ruined what was once the legend of Brett Favre with last year's meltdown in the Meadowlands. Don't let us down again.
We know you can't give up the limelight, that's ok, we know it is not easy. We understand that, but as my good friend Kenny Rogers once sang, you got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and know when to run.
Brett, please walk away because your former fans are running the other way!
Sincerely,
Brendan McDaniels (and every other person in America without the last name of Favre)
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